Locks: Rapunzel Unhinged by Sarah J. Pepper - Giveaway + Interview

Locks: Rapunzel Unhinged
by Sarah J. Pepper

Rapunzel isn’t the stereotypical Damsel in Distress. Her Bad-Boy Prince Charming is a renowned mercenary, and their Happy Ending plays out like a bad movie. However, she is determined to breakout from her tower prison—love be damned—and do it in a fabulous pair of heels.

Gunned down by the Mercenary, the deadliest assassin in The Badass Archives, isn’t exactly Rapunzel’s end-game. Falling for him isn’t either, but his Rated-R demeanor is strangely charming. Even though most girls wouldn’t fall for their captors, Rapunzel isn’t like most dames. Her major girl-boner for the Mercenary is so pathetic it verges on cliché. Yet, in spite of his appeal, Rapunzel must escape before she’s locked away in the Château de Immortelle’s highest tower—forever. 

Kindle Edition, 259 pages
Published June 30th 2014

Books can be purchased at:
B&N Paperback: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/locks-sarah-j-pepper/1119906337?ean=9781499716221

B&N ebook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/locks-sarah-j-pepper/1119628809?ean=2940045968096

Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LG747FU

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/441086

Lulu: http://www.lulu.com/shop/sarah-j-pepper/locks-rapunzel-unhinged/hardcover/product-21720771.html

I specialize in dark, paranormal romance - think "happy ever after" but with a twisted, dark chocolate center. Real-life romance isn't only filled with hugs, kisses, bunnies, and rainbows. True-love can be more thoroughly described in times of darkness and tribulation. It's in those harsh moments where you see what a person is truly capable of - both the good and bad. Sometimes prince-charming isn't always on time, and the glass slipper is a little snug. However, it doesn't mean Charming is not Mr. Right, and who says every shoe is the perfect fit?

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Q & A with Author Sarah J. Pepper

Can you tell us a little bit about your main characters?
Rapunzel isn't your stereotypical damsel in distress. She's a bad-ass cookie with a chip on her shoulder. Of course there is the wicked hair and lover boy prince charming.... but no one is what it seems. 

How long have you been writing, and when did you first consider yourself an author?

I've been scribbling my thoughts for a few years now (anything to procrastinate, lol) I never really consider myself an author per se (my grammar and spelling is too terrible for that, lol) (that's why I have a great team of editors!!!) but I can tell a good story.

What is the best advice you have been given?
I don't know about best, but in the "book biz" I tell others and have been told myself, repetitively and usually with chocolate, not to take anything too hard. People will either love or hate your book. Sales will suck at times. Reviews can kill a novel. Don't read reviews. Read every review but don't take them personally. And most of all, don't talk to your imaginary friends in public ;)

As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I didn't know what I wanted to be, and still don't. I don't want to be just one person. As a child (and still now) I wanted to change the world.... I guess I do that one page at a time. :)

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
Greece. I have a bit of an obsession with classical mythology.

If you could have any superpower, what would you choose? 
Mind reading- but only if I could turn it off at times. 

Which do you prefer: hard/paperbacks or ebooks?
Depends on the occasion. For vaca, I like ebooks. I buy Hardies for novels I LOVE and Paperbacks for series I follow.

What book are you reading now? 
Just finished A Broken Us by Amy Daws. It's not my normal ready style but the author is funny as hell and the bugger made me cry!!!

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Giveaway: Eden Forest (Saskia Trilogy #1) by Aoife Marie Sheridan

 Four banished Angels, 

A world created by the hands of God,

A Kingdom on its knees,

A secret protected for centuries,

And one mortal can save them all. 

 Step into Saskia. 

Eden Forest (Saskia Trilogy #1)
by Aoife Marie Sheridan 

Sarajane Anderson is your regular twenty-one year old with family, friends and a normal job. She also happens to be the only person who can save Saskia, a parallel world to earth. When Sarajane is taken to Saskia, she could never have imagined the reality of the world that she is stepping into- a world where magical abilities are in everyone's possession. She must face a father she never knew, a world that is beyond her belief, a guardian who captures her heart; and a darkness that wants to take it. On her journey, Sarajane discovers her magical abilities, and realizes too that they come with a price. Sarajane is truly tested as her own loved ones are put at risk- the ultimate question she is forced to ask herself is, how do you choose who lives and who dies?

Kindle Edition, 175 pages
Published December 20th 2013 by SynergEbooks (first published September 28th 2012)

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Aoife Marie Sheridan has loved reading from a very young age, starting off with mills and boon's books, given to her by her grandmother, her love for romance grew, by the age of 14 she had read hundreds of them.

Aoife had a passion for writing poetry or in her eyes her journal entries. It was something she did throughout her teens and into her twenties. Aoife won first place for two of her poems and had them published at a young age of just nineteen. Realising she needed to get a real job (What writing isn't) she studied accountancy and qualified working in that field for many years, until her passion for reading returned and she found Maria V Snyder. Poison study one of her favourite books has been read and re-read countless times.

Aoife's first book Eden Forest (Part one of the Saskia Trilogy) came to be after a dream of a man and woman on a black horse jumping through a wall of fire and the idea of Saskia was born. Now with her first novel published and taking first place for Eden Forest with Writers Got Talent 2013, Aoife continues to write tales of fantasy and is currently working on her third book for the Saskia Trilogy amongst other new works.

To contact Aoife you can email her at aoifesheridan101@gmail.com
Website www.aoifemariesheridan.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Aoifemariesheri
Blog: aoifesheri.wordpress.com
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Q & A with Author Aoife Marie Sheridan
 
Can you tell us a little bit about your main characters?
The main character in Eden Forest is Sarajane Anderson. She is raised in the mortal world with no idea that she is from Saskia a parallel world to earth. Taken as an infant by her mother to earth she grows into a normal girl unaware of her heritage or why she has been hidden amongst mortals. It’s not until she is taken to Saskia by force, that she soon realises who she is and what she must do. Her journey through Saskia changes her in so many ways. First she must believe in another world and also in creatures that shouldn’t exist and she also discovers love.

Who designs the covers for your books and what is that process like for you as an author?
The designer was Terry Quinlan I told him what I wanted and he delivered perfectly. The waiting to see the book cover was nerve wrecking but when I did I cried, it was exactly as I had pictured it. He designed all the three book covers for the Saskia Trilogy. Here is his website if anyone wishes to check him out: http://www.pilotmediadesign.com/

What is the best advice you have been given?
I don’t recall who said this but it was something that has always stayed with me. “If you can’t find a book that you want to read, then write it” like I said it’s something that has always stayed with me.

Describe your ideal writing spot.
O I want a mahogany table with the green leather J must be green and a large cushioned swivel chair, situated right under a window that looks out into a forest. I would have to be surrounded by bookshelves from floor to ceiling. That to me would be ideal. Maybe one day. J

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
To Egypt to see the pyramids, since school I have always been fascinated with them, and what secrets they hold, now I am thirty and still hold the same fascination so I always swore that before I die I will see them.

If you could have any superpower, what would you choose? 
What a cool questions but straight off the bat, I would love to be a mind reader, I think it would be awesome to hear everyone’s thoughts, but I would really like and on off button for it, or it could get really complicated. J

Which do you prefer: hard/paperbacks or ebooks? 
I always loved paperback and when I first heard the word e-book I wasn’t sure what it was. At Christmas my boyfriend bought me a kindle and I wouldn’t part with it, it’s as precious as my laptop and phone. So e-books.

What book are you reading now?
Right now I am reading touch by Melissa Haag, a great book, one that I am enjoying so much. I love all her work.

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Eighteen Months to Live by Rachele Baker

Eighteen Months to Live
by Rachele Baker

Kindle Edition, 149 pages

Published November 30th 2012 by Rachele Baker

Description: 
In the spring of 1990, Midge Rylander rushes to the hospital because of a persistent cough, chest pain, and shortness of breath. She believes she has pneumonia but her diagnosis turns out to be much worse. Malignant pleural mesothelioma. Lung cancer from prior exposure to asbestos.

Midge’s doctors advise her that she has less than eighteen months left to live. While recuperating at home, Midge begins a daily journal to document her experiences during her final months. Eighteen Months To Live is the transcription of Midge’s handwritten journal as well as letters that Midge wrote to her daughter Rachele during that time. Midge writes about her emotional struggles, her physical pain, and her search for answers.

After reading Eighteen Months To Live, E.D. Brady wrote in her review on Goodreads that this true story “shows a woman who handled herself with grace, poise, and dignity, as she tells of her daily trials and tribulations, her refusal to go down without a fight, and finally, her acceptance of the inevitable. It highlights the beauty of the human spirit, the vulnerability of life, and the need to remember that every day is precious. I found myself quickly bonding with Midge and commend Ms. Baker for putting this beautiful book out in the world for those who may be facing similar struggles. One word of advice: have a tissue or two ready for the epilogue.”

Book Links:
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                        About the Author: 

Dr. Rachele Baker is a veterinarian and author living in California. She published Eighteen Months To Live in 2012. Eighteen Months To Live is the real life story of Rachele's mother, Midge Rylander, in Midge's final months of life. Eighteen Months To Live contains the daily journal Midge kept as well as letters she wrote to Rachele after her diagnosis with malignant pleural mesothelioma. Rachele wrote the heartfelt prologue, epilogue, and narration. It is a heart-wrenching yet heart-warming and inspirational story.

For more information about Eighteen Months To Live, including the story behind Rachele's writing the book and interviews with Rachele revealing information not found in the book, please visit http://rachelebaker.com/.

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Murder & Mayhem in Goose Pimple Junction by Amy Metz: Interview + Giveaway

Murder & Mayhem in Goose Pimple Junction 
by Amy Metz

Kindle Edition, 320 pages 
Published September 6th 2014 by Southern Ink Press 

Murder & Mayhem In Goose Pimple Junction is a humorous southern mystery that will keep you laughing and guessing until the very end.

Tess Tremaine starts a new life in the colorful town of Goose Pimple Junction thinking she’s moved to a quiet little burg. Curiosity leads her to look into a seventy-five-year-old murder, and suddenly she’s learning the foreign language of southern speak, resisting her attraction to local celebrity Jackson Wright, and dealing with more mayhem than she can handle.

A bank robbery, murder, and family tragedy from the 1930s are pieces of the mystery, which Tess attempts to solve. As she gets close to the truth, she encounters danger, mystery, a lot of southern charm, and a new temptation for which she’s not sure she’s ready.

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Amazon Best seller lists:
Top 100 in Books & Kindle Women Sleuths
Top 100 in Books & Kindle Mystery
Top 100 in Author ranking Books & Kindle Mystery

Review summary:
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars on Amazon from 125 reviews
"The author has created a cast of characters that are quirky and lovable. Their southern charm, crazy antics and hysterical dialogue will keep you in stitches."
--Kathleen Anderson, Jersey Girls Book Reviews

"This book will soon be a favorite for all southerners. Very rarely do you find an author who can respectively capture the essence of the south and that quaint southern charm, but Amy Metz has done just that."--Jennifer, of Southern Belle

"Enticed by a mystery, riveted to the swoon-worthy romance and tickled by the “countrified” life, I was thoroughly entertained on all levels."--Carmen Pacheo, The Reading Cafe

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Amy Metz is the mother of two sons and is a former first grade teacher. When not actively engaged in writing or enjoying her family, Amy can usually be found with a mixing spoon, camera, or book in her hands. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky and can be found at http://amymetz.com

Contact:
Email:
 amy@amymetz.com
Twitter: @authoramymetz
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AuthorAmy Metz
Website:  http://www.amymetz.com/

Q & A with Author Amy Metz 

Can you tell us a little bit about your main characters?  
Absolutely. Tess Tremaine is a new citizen of Goose Pimple Junction. She’s moved to town intent on starting over after a divorce. She’s sworn off men, so she tries to fight her attraction to the eligible bachelor, Jackson Wright. But that’s hard to do, because he’s intent on helping her solve a seventy-five-year-old murder.

Jackson Wright is an extremely eligible bachelor, a local celebrity, and the owner of a very charismatic basset hound named Ezzie. In addition to helping Tess investigate the cold case murder, he serves as her interpreter for Southern speak. He’s good looking, intelligent, and he could charm the dew off a honeysuckle.

I’ve had readers tell me they considered the town as one of the main characters. That makes me happy because I think to know Goose Pimple Junction is to love Goose Pimple Junction. The wacky characters and the funny Southern speak that most people in town use in their daily speech, and the comradery that the characters have with one another is what I think—and hope—is what makes the town seem like one of the characters.

How long have you been writing, and when did you first consider yourself an author?
I’ve been writing since 2009. I guess I considered myself an author when I got an email from a reader thanking me for writing the book because it got her through a very tough night in the hospital while she was waiting with her sick husband.

What is the best advice you have been given?
After you finish writing a book, shelve it for at least a few months. Then go back fresh and rewrite and edit.

  As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A mom. That’s truly all I ever wanted to be. I am blessed with two sons and have had my dream job. This author gig came about as they were growing up and leaving the house. Now it’s my new dream. I only hope it turns out as well as my first.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
That is a hard question! There are so many places I would love to visit again. But there are also a lot of new places I’d like to see. At this moment, the one place that pops into my mind in answer to this question is The Colony Hotel in Kennebunkport Maine. Sitting on the hotel’s veranda and watching the ocean is heavenly. But I’d be willing to try out a new spot to sit and watch the ocean. J

If you could have any superpower, what would you choose?
That’s easy—I’d choose telepathy and be a mind reader. Hey, that might actually be a good idea for a book…I also think teleportation would be cool. Then I could visit my son in college without the four-hour round-trip drive time. He might not think it’s so cool, though.

Which do you prefer: hard/paperbacks or ebooks?
My favorite is hardback, although I read more paperbacks because they’re less expensive. But I have to add one more form to your list: audiobooks. I "read” way too many of them because I listen/read when I’m in the car or doing things around the house. I love audiobooks.

What book are you reading now?
Right now I’m reading Hard Stop by Chris Knopf (audiobook), Gold Diggers, Gamblers and Guns by Ellen Mansoor Collier (Kindle) and She Flew The Coop by Michael Lee West (paperback).

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